Stencil



F. L. sw Ns N Q STENCIL Filed Feb. 10, 1923 I N VEN TOR.

' BY WTTORNEY.

Patented Dec. 3%), 1924.

warren STATES.

FRITZ L. SWENSO'N, 0F NORTHFIELD, VERMONT.

STENCIL.

Application filed February 10, 1923. Serial No. 618,236.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that 1, Farm L. SwnNsoN, a citizen of the United States,residing at Northfield,-in the county of Washington and State ofVermont, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Stencils,of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates to stencils for stenciling letters or digits, andhas for its object to provide in a manner as hereinafter set forth, astencil body of a contour similar to a letter or digit and having meansextended from said body to provide for the convenient holding of thesame in position when tracing around the letter or digit, as well asenabling the letter or digit to be placed against a T-square whereby aplurality of letters or digits when in such position are arranged in aperpendicular line with respect to the T-square, and to further set up astencil body capable of being positioned in a manner to enable one totrace around 11116 521118 reversed, to provide a tracing which can beemployed in connection with sand blast for stone work.

Further objects of the invention are to provide a stencil which issimple in its 'construction and arrangement, strong, durable, compact,efiicient and convenient in its use,

i and inexpensive to manufacture.

With the foregoing and other objects in view, the invention consists ofthe novel construction, combination and arrangement of parts, ashereinafter more specifically described and illustrated in theaccompanying drawings, wherein is shown an embodiment of the invention,but it is to be understood, that changes, variations and modificationscan be resorted towhich fall within the scope of the claims hereuntoappended.

In the drawings Figure 1 is a front elevation of a stencil body, in theform of a letter, in accordance with this invention.

Fig. 2 is a like view, of a modified form.

Fig. 3 is a vertical sectional view of the form shown in Fig. 2.

Figs. 4to 7 are front elevations of modified forms of stencil bodies, ofthe digit type, in accordance with this invention.

Fig. 8 is a modified form of stencil body, of the letter type.

Referring to Fig. 1 of the drawings, the stencil body 10, is in the formof the letter A and which has extending from the apex thereof aretaining projection in the form of a T consisting of a pair of arms 11,12.

The arm 11 is disposed centrally with respect to the arm 12 and extendsat rightangles thereto. The arm 11 is integral with the body 10.Extending from the lower termini of the legs of the body 10, is aretaining projection in the form of a U and which consists of an arm 13and a pair of arms 14, 15, which are disposed at rightangles withrespect to the arm 13. The arms 14, 15 are arranged at the termini ofthe arm 13 and are also formed integral with the legs of the bod 10. Thearm 11 is of less width than the arm 12, and the arm 13 is of greaterwidth than the arms 14, 15. The arm 11 is substantially of the samewidth as the arms 14, 15.

Referring to Figs. 2 and 3 of the drawings, the stencil body, which isindicated at 16, is in the form of the letter B and which has formedintegral with the top thereof a retaining projection in the form of a Uconsisting of an arm 17 and a pair of arms 18, 19. The arms 18, 19, aredisposed at rightangles with respect tothe arm 17 and arranged integralwith the termini of said arm 17 and are also integral with the body 16.The arms 18, 19 are of less width than the arm 17. Formed integral withthe bottom of the body 16, is a retaining projection in the form of a Uconsisting of an arm 20 and a pair of arms 21, 22, which are dis posedat rightangles with respect to the arm 20, are formed integral with thetermini of the arm 20 and are also integral with the body 16. The arms18, 19, are of less width than the arm 17 and the arms 21, 22, are ofless width than the arm 20.

Referring to Fig. 4 of the drawings, the stencil body is in the form ofa digit 1 and is indicated by the reference character 23. Extending fromthe top of the body is a retaining projection in a form of a Tconsisting of a pair of arms 24, 25. The arm 24 is disposed centrallywith respect to the arm 25 and extends at rightangles thereto and saidarm 24 is of less width than the width of the arm 25. The arm 24 isintegral with the top. of the body 23. Extending from the bottom of thebody 23 is a retaining pro jection in the form of a T consisting of apair of arms 26, 27. The arm 26 is integral with the body 23 and alsointegral with the arm 27. The arm 26 is disposed at rightangles withrespect to the arm 27, and is inteangles with respect to the arm 29 andformed integral with the termini of the latter. The

arms 30, 31, are of less width than the arm 29. Formed integral with thebottom of the body 28 is a retaining projection in the form of a Uconsisting of an arm 32, and a pair of arms33, 34, which are disposedat'rightangles with respect to the arm 32 and I formed integral with thetermini of the latter. The arms 33, 34, are integral with the body 28and are of less width than the width of the arm 32.

Referring to Fig. 6 of the drawings, the stencilbody is in the form of adigit 4 and is indicated by the. reference character 35. Formed integralwith the upper portion of the body 35 is a retaining projection vin theform of a T consisting of a pair of arms 36, 37. The arm 36 is disposedat rightangles with respect to and is integral centrally with the arm37, and is of less width than the width of the arm 37. The arm 36 isintegral -with the body 35. Formed integral with and projecting from thelow-er portion of the body 35 is a retaining projection in theform of anouter arm 38, and a pair of arms 39, 40, thelatter being of less lengththan the former.' The arms 39, 40. are disposed atrightangles'withrespect to the arm 38 and are integral with the terminiof the latte-r and said arms 39, 40 are also integral with the body 35;The arms 39, 40, are of less width than the. arm 38.

Referring to Fig. 7 the stencil body is in the form of a dlgit 7 and isindicated at 41. Formed integral with and projecting 7 'from the top ofthe body 41, is a retaining projection in the form of a U consisting ofan arm 42 and a pair of arms43, 44, which are disposed at rightangleswith respect to.

the arm 42 and are formed integral with the termini of the latter. Thearms 43, 44, are integral with the body 41 and are of'less width thanthe width of the arm 42. Formed 55 integral with and projecting fromthebottom of the body 41 is a retaining projection in the form ofa Tconsisting of a pair of arms 45, 46. The arm 45 is integral with thebody 41 and also integral with the arm 46, centrally thereof, and saidarm 45 is of less width than thearm 46.

Referring to Fig. 8 of the drawings, the

- stencil body is indicated at 47, and is in the form of the letter S.Formed integral with and projecting from the bottom of the body 47 is aretaining projection in the form of a. U consisting of an arm 48 and apalr of arms 49, 50, which are disposed at rightangles with respect tothe arm 48 and formed integral with the termini of the latter, and arefurthermore formed integral with the body 47. The arms 49, 50 are ofless width than the width of the arm 48.

The stencil body and its retaining projec 1 tion or projections can be.formed of any suitable material of the desired thickness, preferablymetalor fibre}; I

The stencil body is made flat on each side so that it may be tracedaround not only in normal position, but in a position reversed fromnormal when desired. n

The employment of a stencil body inaccordance with this inventionmaterially lessens the work when positioning the latter for stencilingpurposes.

lVhen using a stencil inaccordance with tion resting firmly against aTequare.

This provides for the stencils to be set in a perpendicular positionto'theT-square. and

then by pressing downwardly on the. projection or projectionsofthestencils, they are held in position while asoftlead'pencilis usedto tracearound them. In this case the stencil should be reversed orreading from .right to left. After the inscription has been completedthe paper is taken and laid face downon the stone where composition hasbeen previously applied. After rubbing the surface of the paper, thepaper is removed I and the inscription has been transferred to thecomposition.

'VVhen using the stencils'for'lettering, a monument, which is to be by apneumatic tool, they are tracedon a light piece of tracing paper in amanner as before stated, except that the stencils are placed to readfrom left to right. f x i l p I lNhen employed for show card work, thestencils may be traced in the manner as hereinbeforestated, but readingfrom left to right. TV hen the outline hasbeen completed, the lettercanbe completed in any suitable manner, or in other words, the lettercan be filled in in anymanner desired.

The preferred embodiment of the inven tion is that as described andshown, but it is obvious that changes in the details of v constructioncan be had without departing from the spirit of the inventionasclaimed.

and having extended from one end thereof a spacing projection providedWith a free outer terminus constituting a positioning medium for thebody portion.

2. A stencil character comprising an independently shiftable solid bodyportion of a contour corresponding to the character, and having extendedfrom one end thereof aspacing projection provided With a free outerterminus constituting a positioning medium for the body portion, saidprojection formed of a plurality of arms.

3. A stencil character compr sing an independently shiftable solid bodyportion of a contour corresponding to the character, and having extendedfrom one end thereof a spacing projection provided With a free outerterminus constituting a positioning medium for the body portion, saidproject'on formed of a plurality of arms disposed at an angle withrespect to each other.

4. A stencil character comprising an independently shiftable bodyportion of a contour corresponding to the character and having extendedfrom one end thereof a spacing projection formed with a free outerterminus constituting a positioning medium for the body portion, saidprojection of yoke-shape.

5. A stencil character comprising an in dependently shiftable bodyportion of a contour corresponding to the character and having extendedfrom one end thereof a spacing projection formed With a free outerterminus constituting a positioning medium for the body portion, said.projection of yoke-shape and with the arms thereof integral with and ofless Width than the Width of the body portion.

6. A stencil character comprising an independently shiftable bodyportion of a contour corresponding to the character and having extendedfrom one end thereof a spacing projection formed with a free outerterminus constituting a positioning medium for the body portion, saidprojection of yoke-shape, aid body portion further having extending fromthe other end thereof a T-shaped projection.

7. A stencil character comprising an independently shiftable bodyportion of a contour corresponding to the character, said body portionhaving extended from each end thereof a spacing projection formed withthe free outer terminus constituting a positioning medium for the bodyportion, the projection at one end of the body portion being of adifferent contour from that at the other end of the body portion.

In testimony whereof, I my signature hereto.

FRITZ L. S /VENSON.

